Faculty of Education s4

Western University

Research Committee, Faculty of Education

INTERNAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANT

Guidelines:

1. Purpose: The purpose of these conference travel funds is to help to support the research function of the Faculty. These funds are intended to support faculty members in their research by providing the opportunity to attend conferences to present their research work and to benefit from interactions with other researchers.

2. Amount: Expenses for conference trips may be reimbursed to a maximum of $3,700 for tenured and probationary faculty members per fiscal year (i.e., May 1 - April 30) for attending one or more conferences during the same fiscal year. Each conference must be applied for separately. More than one application may be made for conference travel by the same researcher in the same competition.

3. Eligibility: Applicants must be tenured or probationary faculty members of the Faculty of Education. A faculty member may apply to each offering of the Conference Travel Grant competitions (March 1 and October 1) and may apply to attend more than one conference in a competition. Conferences applied for in the March 1 competition must begin on or after May 1 of that same year. Conferences applied for in the October 1 competition must on or before April 30 of the following year. Faculty members who are retired, limited term, part-time or seconded to the Faculty are not eligible to apply for these funds.

4. Submissions: This competition normally runs two times per year, in March and October (and may be re-opened at a subsequent date if funding is still available). Complete applications, including the applicant’s signature may be submitted by email attachment to or as one paper copy to the Research Office by March 1 and October 1 each year (and on a subsequent date if funds are available). Separate application forms must be completed for each conference. The application must be received by 4 pm on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline will be extended to 4 pm on the next working day following the weekend or holiday. Late applications will not be accepted. Successful applicants will be required to submit a ROLA application after the results of the competition are released.

5. Project Time Period: Conferences applied for in the March 1 competition must begin on or after May 1 of that same year. Conferences applied for in the October 1 competition must on or before April 30 of the following year. Retroactive requests for conferences occurring prior to the application date for a particular competition, but within the fiscal year, will receive a lower priority. No travel funds will be granted for conference trips that do not have prior approval from the Research Committee. The results of the competition will be announced as soon as possible after adjudication and the funds will be made available immediately afterward. Grants will be available for a period of up to 3 months from the conference date. Upon termination of an award, any unspent balance will revert to the fund.

6. Budget Justification: An adequate budget justification is required. Provide detailed explanations and/or quotations of costs including transportation, accommodation, meals, and membership/registration fee as attachments. These details are important. Mileage and Treasury Board of Canada meal rates are available at: http://www.uwo.ca/finance/travel/. The traveller must obtain the lowest fare possible for ground, air and train travel. The costs of preparing a paper for presentation are not eligible expenses.

7. Additional Documentation: The applicant must provide a copy: of a) the URL of the conference prospectus/outline / call for papers; b) the abstract of the paper being presented (if the paper and/or abstract have not yet been written, a brief outline of the subject matter will suffice); and c) confirmation that the paper has been accepted. (Applications will be accepted if official confirmation of the paper’s acceptance is not available at the time of application, but any award would be encumbered until the required documentation is provided to the Research Office.)

8. Adjudication: Applications will be adjudicated by the Faculty of Education Research Committee or, if required because of conflict of interest, an ad hoc committee of full-time faculty members. As funds are limited, applicants must be presenting a peer-reviewed paper at the conference. In general, the committee members will consider the following in an application: breadth of participation (i.e., discussant/ programme chairperson/ actively participating on the executive of a learned society), eligibility of the applicants and other sources of funding currently held by the applicant. Priority will be given to support tenure-track faculty and faculty members without other sources of conference travel funding. Distribution of awards will be dependent upon the number of eligible applicants and funds available.

9. Funds: Funds may only be used for the conference described in the application. The use of money awarded to a faculty member for travel is governed by the travel policy of Western University, to be found on the University's web site at http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/mapp/section2/mapp216.pdf . Applicants are personally responsible for any over expenditure.

10. Questions: All questions should be directed to the Research Officer, Faculty of Education.

Western University

Research Committee, Faculty of Education

INTERNAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL APPLICATION FORM

Applicant Name and UWO emailRankDate of ApplicationName of ConferenceLocation of ConferenceDate(s) of Conference: / From:To:Date of Departure from WesternDate of Return to Western

Role at Conference - ***Attach URL of the Conference Program (or Other Conference Information such as the call for Papers), Abstract of Paper and Confirmation of Acceptance:

Presenting a paper (include title):Confirmation of Acceptance of Paper Attached: / (Choose one) YES NOT YET ACCEPTEDDiscussant/ programme chairperson/ actively participating on the executive of a learned society, other (Provide details):Current Mileage &Meal Rates available at http://www.uwo.ca/finance/accounting/travel_expense_reimbursement.html (receipts must be submitted at time of claim). Other Travel Rates/Info: http://www.uwo.ca/finance/procurement/preparing_to_travel/index.html